The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-22
Montpelier and Vicinity.

Miss Dora WELLS is at home for the sum-
mer vacation.
MRS JOSEPHINE r.. POLAND has returned |
from her extended trip through the West
Mr.. MASON is to conduct religious services
at wrightsville on Sunday next at two |
o'clock P. NJ.
The band concert this week will be given
tomorrow evening at the corner of Main
and Barre streets.
Mrs. j. +. WATERMAN has been engaged |
as organst at Trinity church for year,
commencing last Sabbath.
DUNCAN CLARK's Monster Combina-
ton some ten performers, had but small
audience at the Blanchard Opera-house last
evening.
A FoUR-HoRsE load of business men went
to Berlin pond Monday noon for a fish-fry
The meal was of trout caught for the party
by Joe Yatter.
WILLIAM MOVES and wife of Mshawaka,
Indiana, and G. n. Noyes and son of South
Bend, Indiana, are visiting friends in Mont
peier and vicinity.
Mr.. H. NJ. BURT, publisher of Ap,ong the
Clouds, daily paper printed during the
summer season on Mount Washington, was
at the Pavilion on Friday.
THE choir of the Church of the Messiah
sang at Barre last Sunday, the occasion
being the preaching of the baccaaureate
sermon to the graduating class of Goddard
Seminary
WE are in receipt of an invitation to at
tend the centennial celebration of the town
of Hyde Park, which will be held on the
Fourth of July. Elaborate preparations
are being made for the event.
A NEW and elegant large four-mirror
case just put into the tonsorial establish
ment of Oughtney Jangraw makes the shop
one of the very best equipped in Vermont
and shows commendable enterprise on the
part of the proprietor
THE Wilson Day Theater Company be-
gan a six days engagement at Capital Hall
Monday evening, and are giving a repertoire
of plays never before presented here. The
singing of little Annie Bird is prominent
and pleasing feature. Matinees will be
given Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
LETTERS uncaled for at the Montpelier
(Vt) post-ofiice June IS, 1887:
Miss Matte E. Brooks, Mrs. A. Sanders,
Mrs II. p. BENJAMIN, A. W. Aliss,
Mrs. Mrs aacnda aeorlia aamPnen2 i VII Badger heag
Mrs Adaline L. Howe,
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w WING, Postmaster.
THE biggest fish story of the season is told
by DIR. G. f. Hunt, who returned from
Camp Watson yesterday with a sturgeon
weighing sixty-four pounds and measuring
five feet in length. The monster was the
center of attraction at Whittier's market for
an hour yesterday forenoon and was then
taken to Bowman's for dissection.
Mr.. j. X. KINNEY and daughter are in
town for the summer months. Mr.. Kinney
practiced law in Montpelier few years ago,
and during his residence here was the basso
and leader of Bethany church choir. For
, some time past he has been engaged in pre-
J pairing works of law for the well-known
) publishing house of Little, Brown & Co.,
r Boston, and he will devote the time of his
} stay here to reading the proof of recent
work.
, No reason except the tendency of human
2 ity to err is offered for the error by which
3 these columns were made to state last week
= that the marriage of Miss Hattie Lane to
, Mr.. Brophy of Montreal was to occur last
Wednesday evening. 1t was an inexcusa-
bic error. The happy event was announced
> for Wednesday evening, June ODD and
, providence permitting, the young people
: will be made one at the Church of the
Messiah this evening
IN the audience which assembled to wit
= ness the game of baseball between the
= Norwich University and Montpelier mines
e on the Seminary campus Saturday after
: noon, were many ladies, many respectable
Z, gentlemen and very large number who
were not so respectable. Much of the pleas
ure which would otherwise have beer
q derived from witnessing the game was
spoiled by the presence of those who, i
y they know aught of decency, certainly gave
o no evidence of the fact on that occasion.
o other games are to he played here this
season a sufficient police force should bt
: provided, and hoodlums should be expelled
: from the grounds at the first evidence o
# their presence.
: REvs p. n. GRANGER, IL. Morgan, III. A
Spencer, E. w. Culver, /. McAnn, w. j
1 johnson and l.. o. Sherburne, the com
d? mittee ON the Vermont Conference news
o paper, met here last week to discuss wha
n attitude should be taken in regard to tn,
> Methodist denominational organ. The re
l. suit Of their deliberations is that the Chris
s tidH Messenger will be absorbed into ZiOn'
a Herdld of Boston after July LIST of the pres
ent year. an agreement to that effect having
= been entered into by the publisher of the
Messenger and the representatives of th'
;, syndicate owning Zion'S Herdld. Subscrib
= = ers to the Messenger are to receive ZiOn'
Il Herdld for the balance of the time covered
r by their subscriptions.
% SEVEN young people were baptized OF
3 Sunday evening at the Baptist church. Tn
IS singing was unusually good, as the choi
II was re-enforced by quartette from Barre
o composed of members and friends of th'
IS church. The sermon was upon the ques
ton of PLATE, in Matthew xvii %, Wha
y shall / do with Jesus which is calle'
y Christi" The thought was: as PLATE, VIII
a was actuated by fear of man TO condemn
;, Jesus TO be crucihed, when he knew him &
be innocent, could not wash his hand
Is from the blood of Christ, so men who fror
IA various pretexts reject him to-day can
- not be justified. On account of illness i
10 the family of some who were to be baptized
SO other candidates will be baptized next Sur